Depth Charts

Dustin Pedroia (knee) is not expected to return to full baseball activity for seven months.

Pedroia underwent a cartilage restoration procedure on his left knee Wednesday morning at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. The timetable suggests that he won't make his 2018 debut until sometime in late May or even early June. Pedroia, 34, is still due $56 million on a contract that runs through the 2021 season. He batted .293/.369/.392 with just seven home runs and four stole bases in 105 games this year.

Hanley Ramirez said Friday that he "felt a difference right away" in his left shoulder after he had surgery in October.

"Now I can have that Hanley Ramirez swing that I always had with the Marlins," Ramirez said. "That's what I feel." Ramirez has dealt with shoulder issues for a few years, and while he had a big 2016 season, he fell back to a disappointing .242/.320/.429 line in 2017. He was also limited almost exclusively to designated hitter duties this past season in large part due to his shoulder problems, but he's expected to be able to handle first base regularly in 2018, if needed.

Eduardo Rodriguez won't return to pitching for approximately six months after having a right knee patellofemoral ligament reconstruction on Tuesday.

Rodriguez has been plagued by a chronic knee problem off and on for the last four years. Obviously, he's going to get a late start to the 2018 season after this procedure. How much time he'll spend on the disabled list remains to be seen. Rodriguez posted a 4.19 ERA and 150/50 K/BB ratio over 137 1/3 innings this year.